What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 31, 1944?

In the Chinese zodiac, December 31, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.

What is the birthstone for December?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

What was the moon phase on December 31, 1944?

On December 31, 1944 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Sunday

Born on December 31, 1944?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐒 Chinese zodiac
Wood Monkey
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
81 years

Famous people born on December 31, 1944

Vladimir Musalimov

Soviet Olympic boxer (1944–2013)

Born the same week

Gülsün Sağlamer

January 1 · Turkish academic (born 1945)

Faisal bin Fahd

January 1 · member of House of Saud (1945-1999)

Mehran Karimi Nasseri

January 1 · Iranian refugee who spent 18 years in a French airport

Jacky Ickx

January 1 · Belgian racecar driver

Slobodan Praljak

January 2 · Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

What happened that day

WWII: Battle of Leyte – Tens of thousands of Imperial Japanese Army soldiers are killed in action, in a significant Filipino/Allied military victory.

Also that week

King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving his throne vacant.
Stage Door Cartoon is the first cartoon produced by Eddie Selzer.
WWII: American troops repulse German forces at Bastogne.
The original stage version of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams premieres in Chicago.
Esztergom, Hungary, is captured by Soviet forces, beginning the Siege of Budapest.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

December 31, 1944 was a Sunday. Someone born on December 31, 1944 is a Capricorn. Someone born on December 31, 1944 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,894 days. People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on December 31

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Jacques Cartier
1491 · Breton maritime explorer of North America
Andreas Vesalius
1514 · Flemish anatomist, physician and author
Isma'il Pasha
1830 · Khedive of Egypt from to
Henri Matisse
1869 · French artist
George Marshall
1880 · American army officer and statesman
Umm Kulthum
1898 · Egyptian singer and actress

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Questions about December 31, 1944

What day of the week was December 31, 1944?: December 31, 1944 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on December 31, 1944?: Someone born on December 31, 1944 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for December 31, 1944?: In the Chinese zodiac, December 31, 1944 falls in the year of the Wood Monkey.
How old is someone born on December 31, 1944?: Someone born on December 31, 1944 is 81 years old today and has lived about 29,894 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1944?: People born in 1944 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for December?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
What was the moon phase on December 31, 1944?: On December 31, 1944 the moon was a Full Moon.

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